as in patron
a person who takes the responsibility for some other person or thing
you'll need a sponsor to recommend you in order to get into the exclusive country club
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Recent Examples of sponsor
Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
The rule, which comes as private credit falters, would not direct plan sponsors to select those alternative assets.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Michael Barba, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026
Once in the program, a minimum of 40 schools must sponsor the sport at a varsity level for it to be considered for the next stages.
—Maura Carey, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
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Noun
The sponsor group acts as a liaison between the unincorporated community and county officials.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
The rule, which comes as private credit falters, would not direct plan sponsors to select those alternative assets.
—Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
City law prohibits certain employees from asking companies that do business with their departments to sponsor projects, even for legitimate governmental causes.
—Michael Barba, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026
Once in the program, a minimum of 40 schools must sponsor the sport at a varsity level for it to be considered for the next stages.
—Maura Carey, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sponsor
Noun
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Museum patrons now enter the Nickerson Mansion by first traveling through it.—
Lauren Warnecke,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Shy passengers should note that the cast selects a few patrons to join them onstage and unlike Luna’s other new shows, there is a $45 per person cover charge.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Abbott was both funding and collaborating on the work, a later publication in a scientific journal shows.—
David Hilzenrath,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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If so, what is such a large and extravagantly funded force meant to do?—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Both Turkish fans described a warm welcome from Kosovo supporters in the capital city.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Our financial supporters are not involved in any decisions about our journalism.—
Annalisa Merelli,
STAT,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Hoyt Sherman Place Foundation has donated a portion of the proceeds to help finance Register internships.—
Des Moines Register,
Des Moines Register,
29 Mar. 2026
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David Drubner, a partner in Southford Park LLC, said the opposition is misguided given the rising costs for financing municipal services and schools — and that is especially true following a recent property revaluation in Middlebury.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The gifts have come from individual donors and corporate benefactors such as JBL, which has provided speakers and equipment, as well as guitar makers Fender and Gibson, among others.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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His experiments are saved by Henrich Harlander (Christoph Waltz), a wealthy benefactor who funds Victor's work.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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That funding signals institutional willingness to underwrite projects that are embedded in the EU’s industrial goals.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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Cetin stresses that Allianz X still underwrites the deal like a classic venture investor.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Miles did her best to keep TCU in the game in the second half, hitting 3s and setting up her teammates with creative passing while Johnson went scoreless in the third quarter.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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Wentz re-signed in March for a second season with the Vikings, which sets up a completely opposite scenario for McCarthy from 2025.—
Matthew Davis,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But ultimately, there’s nothing more appealing than a straight guy who can genuinely queen out about the important things in life (the aforementioned celeb goss, duh) without zoning out or seeming patronizing.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
30 Mar. 2026
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They are patronized by families on their third and fourth generations.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Sponsor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sponsor. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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